FC Eindhoven

The FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club from Eindhoven. The club was founded on November 16, 1909 playing in the 2013/2014 season in the Eerste Divisie.

History

The club was founded on 16 November 1909 as EVV Eindhoven. 1954 reached the club the first and only championship in club history. Previously, in 1937, won the only other title of the KNVB Cup. The FC Eindhoven was the last amateur champion before the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands. By 1957 the professional club FC Eindhoven could claim before he descended to the second division. In 1969 the crash by financial problems. The club fell in the third league, but could return to the Eerste Divisie two years later at least. The success seemed to return, when the club played in 1975 again top notch, but after two years was followed by the re descent. Since 1977 (ie over 30 years ) of the FC Eindhoven now always played in the second Dutch Football League.

Relationship to PSV Eindhoven

The " nemesis " of the FC Eindhoven is the big neighbor and local rivals PSV Eindhoven. Similar to the Glasgow rivalry was initially attributed to the different religious affiliations of both clubs. During the FC was dominated Roman Catholic, Protestant, and the PSV has always worked with the company Philips. In addition, the FC was from the 1930s to the 1950s as a successful and better than the PSV.

Regardless of one's disagreements Fanlager both teams decided to cooperate at youth level. To play again and again players from both clubs at each other before and are trained there. Since 2012, one also with the PSV / FC Eindhoven maintains a common women's football department, which plays in the League BeNe founded in 2012.

Stadium

The FC Eindhoven plays in the Jan Louwers Stadium, inaugurated in 1934. Opponents at the opening match was Ajax Amsterdam, which won the game with 8:2 for themselves. The stadium holds 4,500 spectators and was named in 1997 after the former player of FC Eindhoven January Louwers, the mid-1950s could lead to FC Eindhoven to only previous championship.

Jersey

  • Home Kit: Blue-White shirt, blue shorts, blue socks
  • Away Kit: All black with white stripe

Achievements

  • KNVB Cup: 1937
  • Dutch master: 1954
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